Korean food at Cho Dang Gol, was a large assortment of textures and patterns served in skewed, wonky plates. It consisted of savory mushroom, caramelised onions pancakes, smaller plates containing tofu, broccoli, kimchi, a dollop of something strange and pumpkin along with the main plate full of very very spicy blue crab preparation with the cup always full of warm parsley green tea!

‘The Lower East Side Tenement Museum, is a National Historic Site. The five-story brick tenement building was home to an estimated 7,000 people, from over 20 nations, between 1863 and 1935.’ It tells stories of love and tolerance appreciating the profound role immigrants have played in shaping America’s national identity.

Bryant Park had become one of my favourite spots to find ‘almost still’ humans to sketch. It was also one of those open, sunny, grassy places where no one looked twice at you if you were found staring at some intently and then scribbling in your sketchbook.They looked quite pretty in real life!

Met one of the loveliest, happiest and prettiest cafe girl here. I had spent almost a week in New York but I had still not managed to order even a coffee without repeating and enunciation my words (I thought Indian accent was easy to understand) and eventually feeling slightly sheepish. This girl however was patient as I took my own sweet time to decide the kind of bagel I wanted (out of the overwhelming variety presented to me). I had a warm poppy seeds bagel with salted caramel coffee while drawing these interiors.